SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES UK LIMITED
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Cash
£0
EUR 0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£21m
EUR 24,299,000
+61% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
176
+5.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£13m
EUR 14,459,000
+240.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £70,433,423 | £90,970,471 | £152,163,789 | +67.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,263,789 | £3,434,804 | £12,459,445 | +262.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,673,760 | £3,706,868 | £12,610,326 | +240.2% | |
| Net profit | £961,522 | £2,535,667 | £9,526,426 | +275.7% | |
| Cash | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £102,476,331 | £79,340,577 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £12,001,216 | £13,166,888 | £21,192,220 | +61% | |
| Equity | £12,001,216 | £13,166,888 | £21,192,220 | +61% | |
| Average employees | 163 | 167 | 176 | +5.4% | |
| Wages | £7,191,870 | £7,397,147 | £8,854,875 | +19.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £326,587 | £368,281 | £414,268 | +12.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £14,766 | £14,930 | £13,082 | -12.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £199,774 | £248,839 | £281,702 | +13.2% |
Figures converted to GBP from EUR at 0.872 per EUR (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.8% | 3.8% | 8.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 2.8% | 6.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.2% | 4.3% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 92.3% | 92.3% | 86.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.34x | 1.16x | 1.49x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES UK LIMITED 2016-07-01 → present
- TURBOMECA UK LIMITED 2007-12-19 → 2016-07-01
- MICROTURBO LIMITED 1988-09-01 → 2007-12-19
- AMES INDUSTRIAL LIMITED 1973-11-29 → 1988-09-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a consequence, the directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully. After making enquiries the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCADIE, Sebastien | Secretary | 2022-12-20 | — | — |
| ALBERT, Mathieu | Director | 2023-07-11 | Jan 1976 | French |
| EARL, Nicholas Julian Christopher | Director | 2015-11-02 | Dec 1970 | British |
| MERCADIE, Sebastien | Director | 2022-12-20 | Aug 1973 | French |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARINO ALMEIDA DE CARVALHO, Rafael | Secretary | 2015-11-24 | 2021-01-01 |
| D'ESPALUNGUE, Guilhem | Secretary | 2021-01-01 | 2022-12-20 |
| GALLAGHER, John Patrick | Secretary | 1997-09-26 | 2005-09-21 |
| HANSFORD, Michael Edward | Secretary | — | 1997-09-26 |
| RISDON, Michael Francis | Secretary | 2005-09-21 | 2015-10-31 |
| BECCHETTI, Serge | Director | — | 1998-11-27 |
| BERTRAND, Robert | Director | — | 1993-06-18 |
| BOYER, Eric Yves Philippe | Director | 2005-09-21 | 2007-07-25 |
| CARINO ALMEIDA DE CARVALHO, Rafael | Director | 2015-11-24 | 2021-01-01 |
| CHALKLEY, Michael Leslie | Director | 1993-09-16 | 1998-01-30 |
| COCHETEUX, Jean Bernard | Director | 1995-11-02 | 2001-12-13 |
| D'ARCIMOLES, Emeric | Director | 2007-02-28 | 2007-07-25 |
| D'ESPALUNGUE, Guilhem | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2022-12-20 |
| DAVIES, Frank | Director | — | 1992-12-23 |
| DELAMASANTIERE, Claude, Monsieur | Director | — | 1998-12-23 |
| DESNOYER, Didier | Director | 2007-07-25 | 2009-11-09 |
| DU FRETAY, Amaury Halna, Monsieur | Director | — | 1995-11-02 |
| EVEN, Bruno Claude | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2013-07-01 |
| FABRE, Pierre | Director | 2007-07-25 | 2008-04-29 |
| FIELDING, Colin, Sir | Director | — | 2000-11-09 |
| FOOTE, Michael James | Director | — | 2007-07-13 |
| FOURIANGUE, Frederic Charles Andre | Director | 2011-09-30 | 2015-08-31 |
| FRANCOIS, Yves-Paul, Monsieur | Director | 1995-11-02 | 2006-02-28 |
| GALLAGHER, John Patrick | Director | 1997-09-26 | 2005-09-21 |
| HAMEL, Christian Claude Bernard | Director | 2007-09-13 | 2011-09-30 |
| HANSFORD, Michael Edward | Director | — | 1997-09-26 |
| JAULERRY, Sébastien | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2023-07-11 |
| JEAN LOUIS, Chenard | Director | 2006-04-11 | 2009-07-31 |
| LACRAMPE, Pierre, Monsieur | Director | — | 1993-12-30 |
| LE MERRER, Olivier | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2020-09-01 |
| MAILLERET, Michel, Monsieur | Director | 1993-06-18 | 1995-11-02 |
| NARBONNE, Xavier | Director | 2008-09-22 | 2009-02-20 |
| NORRISS, Peter Coulson, Sir | Director | 2002-10-03 | 2009-07-31 |
| PASCAUD, Christophe | Director | 2007-07-25 | 2009-12-31 |
| RISDON, Michael Francis | Director | 2005-09-21 | 2015-10-31 |
| SALA, Henri | Director | 2002-10-03 | 2007-02-28 |
| SAUDO, Frank | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2017-12-01 |
| SUAREZ, Philippe | Director | 2001-12-13 | 2005-09-21 |
| TULIE, Max, Monsieur | Director | — | 1999-01-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safran Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 194 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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